KR20200046592A - Walking help apparatus for infirm - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a walking assistive apparatus for a patient or the elderly, which is provided to enable a patient or the elderly who has difficulty in walking to stably walk, and which, when not in use, can be stored by being folded to minimize the volume thereof. The walking assistive apparatus for a patient or the elderly comprises: support frames formed on both left and right sides to face each other; sleeves rotatably inserted and coupled to posts positioned at the front of both support frames, respectively; and a transverse bar formed on the sleeves and including a folding portion which is foldable and is formed at the center thereof. A folding controller accommodating the folding portion and controlling the folding of the transverse bar is installed on the transverse bar to slide along the transverse bar. A rolling wheel is installed on a lower end of each post at the front. A longitudinal bar is installed between the posts at the front and rear of the support frames. Each of the front and rear posts on which the longitudinal bar is installed is formed to be bisected into upper and lower parts. A part of a lower portion of a post positioned at the top among the posts formed to be bisected is inserted and coupled to a post positioned at the bottom so as to be height-adjustable installed while overlapping with the post positioned at the bottom. A stop pin is installed on one side of an overlapping portion of the post positioned at the top to move forward/backward by means of an elastic member. A plurality of holes to which the stop pin is inserted and coupled are formed at regular intervals in an overlapping portion of the post positioned at the bottom. A handle is installed at the center of the top of both support frames.

Description

Walking help apparatus for infirm

The present invention relates to a walking aid for an elderly person or a patient who is difficult to walk, or a patient who is difficult to walk, can stably walk, and when folded when not in use, can be stored by minimizing the volume.

In the modern age, as the life expectancy of humans increases due to the improvement of diet and the development of medical technology, the elderly population is rapidly increasing.

In addition to this aging, patients who are uncomfortable walking due to traffic accidents, industrial accidents, or various illnesses are increasing rapidly. In the case of the elderly or patients who are uncomfortable walking, a separate walking aid is used to walk.

An example of the conventional walking assist device of the walking assist device as described above is that it is made of a “c” shaped frame and is used by both the user and the movement by the lower moving wheel while being located inside the frame.

However, the above-described conventional walking aid has the following problems.

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First of all, since the frame does not entirely cover the pedestrian's body, it is inconvenient to move, such as walking or rotating, and there is a problem in that safety cannot be secured because the pedestrian is likely to fall.

Also, considering that the pedestrian is an elderly person and a patient, the convenience of use could not be maximized due to the inconvenience of being unable to sit and rest for a while due to fatigue during movement and exercise, and because of the inconvenience of being unable to move to a sitting state, for this reason, There is a problem that has a big limitation of.

In addition to the above-mentioned problems, it is desirable to fold the storage so that the volume is minimized in order to store the walking aid after use, but it has not been conventional, and there is a problem that it cannot be used as a function other than the function of the walking aid.

Korea Utility Model No. 20-2012-0006301: Walking aid device for the elderly and patients Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1460767: Walking aid device

The present invention was devised to dismiss this in view of the above problems, the purpose of which is,

The elderly or the patient who is a user using the walking aid of the present invention can stably walk, of course, when used, open and folded when not in use, and can be stored with minimal volume, and height adjustment and width control In addition, in the case of an elderly person or a patient who uses a wheelchair, the elderly person or a patient who can eat while using the dining table installed in the walking aid of the present invention while riding in a wheelchair, can also sit on the saddle and relax In providing a walking aid.

The problem solving means configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is,

A trapezoidal support frame 100 formed by bending a narrower width toward the upper portion using a circular pipe is provided to face each other on the left and right sides, and each post 110 located in front of the two supporting frames The sleeve 130 is rotatably fitted to the sleeve, and a horizontal bar 150 formed by forming a folding part 140 at which a center is folded is installed, and the horizontal bar accommodates the folding part and accommodates the folding part. A folding control unit 160 for controlling folding is installed to be slid along the side bar, a rolling wheel 170 is installed at the bottom of each front pillar, and a vertical bar is provided between the front and rear pillars 110 and 120 of the support frame. (180) is installed, and each of the front / rear posts on which the vertical bar is installed is formed to bisect the upper and lower portions, and a part of the lower portion of the posts located at the top of the dividing posts is located at the lower posts. It is fitted and installed so as to be height-adjustable in an overlapped state, and a stop pin (P) is installed to move forward / backward through an elastic member (S) on one side of the overlapped portion of the support located at the upper portion, and located at the lower portion A plurality of holes (H) in which the stop pins are fitted and formed in the overlapping portion of the support are formed at regular intervals, and the handles 190 are installed at the upper centers of the support frames.

Walking aids for the elderly or patients of the present invention having the above-described configuration, as described in the above object, the elderly or patients as a user can stably walk, of course, when used, unfolded when not in use and folded when not in use The volume can be kept to a minimum, the height can be adjusted as well as the width can be adjusted, and in the case of the elderly or patients using a wheelchair, they can dine using a table installed in the walking aid of the present invention while in a wheelchair. Of course, there is a multi-functional effect that you can sit on the saddle and relax.

1a and 1b is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view when the table is not used in the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention,
Figures 3a and 3b is an embodiment showing a folded state of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention,
Figures 4a and 4b is an enlarged perspective view of the sidebar excerpt before and after expanding the width of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention,
5a and 5b is a cross-sectional view showing an example of adjusting the height of the rear holding of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention,
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional excerpt of the main portion for explaining the configuration for adjusting the height / height of the prop in the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention.

The present invention allows the elderly or patients who are difficult to walk to stably walk, and when not in use, can be folded and stored to minimize the volume, and can adjust the height and width, and also for the elderly or patients who use wheelchairs. It can also be used as a table in the state of riding in a wheelchair, and relates to a multi-functional elderly or patient walking aid that allows you to rest on a saddle, and the embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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1a and 1b is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view when not using the table in the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention, Figure 3a And Figure 3b is an embodiment showing the folded state of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention, Figures 4a and 4b is an enlarged perspective view of the sidebar excerpt before and after expanding the width of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention 5a and 5b is a cross-sectional view showing an example of adjusting the height of the rear holding of the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows the height and height of the strut in the walking aid for the elderly or patients according to the present invention. It is a sectional view excerpting main parts for explaining the configuration to be adjusted.

Walking aids for the elderly or patients of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1a to 2, using a circular pipe on both the left and right sides of the lower width is wider and the narrower the width is bent narrower toward the upper portion of the trapezoidal shape is opened A support frame 100 is provided, and the sleeves 130 are rotatably fitted to each of the front supports 110 of the support frames 100.

The sleeve 130 as described above is positioned at the lower end of the sleeve 130 so as not to flow down from the holding post 110 in the installed position in the state installed in each front support 110 of both support frames 100 Support 110 is installed on the support 110.

However, the support 111 is installed so as not to interfere with the rotation of the sleeve 130.

And the reason for the formation of a trapezoidal shape in which the lower portion is opened by bending the both support frames 100 is wider at the bottom and narrower as it goes to the top. This is for the support frame 100 to maintain a stable support force.

On the other hand, one embodiment of each of the front / rear posts 110 and 120, the upper and lower posts are formed to be mutually bisected, and the posts located at the top of the front / rear posts 110 and 120 formed bilaterally (110a, 120a) As shown in FIG. 6, the lower part of the lower part of the struts 110b and 120b is fitted to be coupled to move up and down in an overlapped state, and the overlapped parts of the struts 110a and 120a located at the upper part On one side, a stop pin (P) is installed to move forward / back through an elastic spring (S) as a medium, and a hole (H) in which the stop pin (P) is fitted in an overlapping portion of the posts (110b, 120b) located at the lower portion It consists of a plurality of formed at regular intervals.

Each height / height difference of the user by adjusting the height according to the user's key size by using the stop pins P and the elastic springs S and holes H in each of the front / rear posts 110 and 120 having the above configuration There is an advantage that anyone can use conveniently and stably regardless.

In addition, the length of each post 110 located in front of the support frame 100 is formed to be longer than the length of each post 120 located in the rear to secure stability by forming the support frame 100 to be inclined from front to rear. Of course, there is an advantage that the user can walk in an upright position without bending the waist.

In addition, by installing a rolling wheel 170 at the bottom of each post 110 located in the front, an elderly person or a patient can easily and smoothly walk forward when pushing and advancing the walking aid mechanism of the present invention to walk forward. There is this.

In addition, the sleeve 130 is formed with a folding portion 140 in which a center is folded so as to fix the left and right support frames 100 in a target position or move the left and right support frames 100 in close proximity. The horizontal bar 150 is installed, and the folding part 140 accommodates the folding part 140 and a folding control device 160 for controlling the folding of the horizontal bar 150 along the horizontal bar 150 It is slidably combined.

In the above configuration, the folding portion 140 is provided with a pivoting bracket 141 connected between the central portions of the side bars 150, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and a fastener (at the central end of the side bar 150) 143) is formed to protrude, the coupling portion 142 for receiving the fastener 143 is formed at both ends of the rotating bracket 141, the fastener 143 and the engaging portion 142 are mutually coupled It is made of a pin 144 is installed through.

The folding operation 140 of the above configuration is folded, the folding control unit 160 moves along the horizontal bar 150 on one side in the state of FIG. 4A, and the folding portion 140 is shown in FIG. 4B. In the open state, the fastener 143 and the engaging portion 142 are rotated about the pin 144 as an axis, so that the horizontal bars 150 on both sides divided are folded as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. .

However, the length of the rotating bracket 141 has a length equal to or greater than the size of the total diameter of the two horizontal bars 150, or greater than that, so that the horizontal bars 150 are folded when the horizontal bars 150 are folded. Was folded side by side in a contact state.

The reason is to minimize the volume when the walking aid of the present invention is folded. This is because the main building is easy even in a narrow space when the volume of the walking aid of the present invention is folded as described above.

In addition, the folding control unit 160 is a circular pipe 161 that is coupled to the side bar 150 and slides along the side bar 150, and a female screw portion 162 is formed on the front inner circumferential surface and the folding portion 140 is formed. A male screw portion 163 is formed on the side bar 154 of the side, and the female screw portion 162 and the male screw portion 163 are screwed and separated and combined as necessary (when folding or unfolding the walking aid of the present invention). Made it.

The reason why the female thread portion 162 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the circular pipe 161 and the male screw portion 163 is formed on the horizontal bar 154 is that the circular pipe 161, which is the folding control part 160, is cut off. When receiving the abutment 140 and screwed, the support frame 100 is maintained by maintaining a sturdy horizontal state of the side bar 150 by stably accommodating without departing from the accommodating folding part 140. This is to ensure stable support.

A vertical bar 180 is installed between the front / rear posts 110 and 120 of the support frame 100 to further strengthen the rigidity of the support frame 100, and a handle 190 is provided at the upper center of the support frame 100. Is installed so that the elderly or patients can easily grip the walking aids of the present invention, the support frame 100 on one side of each support frame 100 is rotated by a rotating member 210 on the top of the dining table (200) was installed.

The reason for installing the table 200 which is rotated through the rotating member 210 on the upper support frame 100 is, in the case of the elderly or the patient using a wheelchair, to the walking aid of the present invention while riding on the wheelchair This is to enable meals using the installed table 200.

When used, the table 200 is placed on the upper portion of the support frame 100 as shown in FIG. 1B, and when not in use, the support frame on one side is rotated by rotating the rotating member 210 as shown in FIG. It is located on the (100) side.

The table 200 as described above, each of the rails 220 is formed as shown in Figure 2 on the other lower side of the other side on which the rotating member 210 is installed, the support frame 100 on each rail 220 It is coupled to the upper portion of each of the coupler 240 to control the flow of the dining table 200 is installed, but between the two coupler 240 by installing a connector 230 so that each of the coupler 240 interlocks Did.

Therefore, when the table 200 is placed on the support frame 100, the coupling port 240 is fitted to the upper portion of the support frame 100 to prevent the flow of the table 200, and the connector 230 ) Is moved along the rail 220, the reason is to be able to correspond to the changed width when the width of the support frame 100 is changed.

In addition, a groove 250 was formed on one side of the table 200 on the side where the rotating member 210 is installed to easily grip the handle 190.

In addition, at the bottom of the rear support 120, as shown in FIG. 5A, a support 400 that comes into contact with the ground is installed, and a bolt 410 exposed to the outside is installed at an inner center of the support 400, A nut 420 is installed on the lower inner side of the rear support 120 to fix the support 400 by a screwing method of the bolt 410 and the nut 420, and the support 400 may be worn. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, the bolt 410 is released from the nut 420 to adjust the height of the support 400 as worn.

On the other hand, the material of the support 400 is preferably to have an elastic force, the reason is to absorb the shock generated from the ground.

The walking aids for the elderly or patients of the present invention as described above, as described in the above effect, can be used stably by the elderly and patients as a user, and when used, unfolded and folded when not in use to minimize the volume It can be stored, and the height can be adjusted as well as the width can be adjusted. In addition, in the case of the elderly or patients using the wheelchair, they can dine using the table installed in the walking aid of the present invention while riding in the wheelchair. There is a multifunctional advantage that you can sit on the saddle and relax.

100: support frame 110: forward support
120: rear support 130: sleeve
140: fold 141: rotating bracket
142: engaging portion 143: fastener
144: pin 150: horizontal bar
160: folding control section 161: circular pipe
162: female thread 163: male thread
170: rolling wheel 180: vertical bar
190: handle
200: dining table 210: rotating member
220: rail 230: connector
240: fitting 250: groove
300: saddle 310: detachable mouth
400: support 410: bolt
420: nut
H: Hole P: Stop pin
S: Elastic spring

Claims (9)

A trapezoidal support frame 100 formed by bending a narrower width toward the upper portion using a circular pipe is provided to face each other on the left and right sides, and each post 110 located in front of the two supporting frames The sleeve 130 is rotatably fitted to the sleeve, and a horizontal bar 150 formed by forming a folding part 140 at which a center is folded is installed, and the horizontal bar accommodates the folding part and accommodates the folding part. A folding control unit 160 for controlling folding is installed to be slid along the side bar, a rolling wheel 170 is installed at the bottom of each front pillar, and a vertical bar is provided between the front and rear pillars 110 and 120 of the support frame. (180) is installed, and each of the front / rear posts on which the vertical bar is installed is formed to bisect the upper and lower portions, and a part of the lower portion of the posts located at the top of the dividing posts is located at the lower posts. It is fitted and installed so as to be height-adjustable in an overlapped state, and a stop pin (P) is installed to move forward / backward through an elastic member (S) on one side of the overlapped portion of the support located at the upper portion, and located at the lower portion A plurality of holes (H) in which the stop pins are fitted and formed in the overlapping portion of the strut are formed at regular intervals, and walking handles for the elderly or patients characterized in that the handles 190 are installed in the upper center of the both support frames. Instrument. According to claim 1,
Walking aids for the elderly or patients characterized in that the table 200 is rotated via the rotating member 210 on the upper support frame on one side of each support frame. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Each of the rails 220 is formed on both sides of the lower side of the other side of the dining table 200, and each of the rails is coupled to the upper portion of the support frame 100 to install each of the fittings 240 to control the flow of the dining table. However, walking aids for the elderly or patients, characterized in that the coupling is provided to the coupling section 230 is installed in both coupling sections, so that each coupling is interlocked. According to claim 1,
The horizontal bar 150, the sleeve 130, the two are installed side by side to maintain a constant interval, the two horizontal bars are provided in the center of each horizontal bar is folded in the folded portion 140 is formed, characterized in that the elderly Or walking aids for patients. According to claim 1,
The folding control unit 160 is a circular pipe 161 that is fitted to the side bar and is slid along the side bar, so that a female screw portion 162 is formed on the front inner circumferential surface and a male screw portion 163 is provided on one side side bar of the folding portion. A walking aid for the elderly or patients, characterized in that is formed and screwed so that the female and male threads are separated and combined as necessary. According to claim 1,
In the vertical bar 180 installed between the front / rear posts of the support frame, a saddle 300 is installed to allow a person to sit, but detachable openings 310 are separated and combined from the vertical bar at both ends of the saddle. Walking aids for the elderly or patients, characterized in that installed. According to claim 1,
Walking aids for the elderly or patients, characterized in that the groove 250 is formed to easily grip the handle on one side of the dining table 200 on the side where the rotating member 210 is installed. According to claim 1,
The folding part 140 is provided with a rotating bracket 141 connected between the central parts of the horizontal bar, and a fastener 143 is formed to protrude at the central end of the horizontal bar, and the fasteners are provided at both ends of the rotating bracket. A walking aid for the elderly or patients characterized in that the engaging portion 142 is formed, the fastener and the engaging portion are coupled to each other and the pin 144 is installed through. According to claim 1,
Walking aids for the elderly or patients characterized in that the support frame is formed to be inclined from the front to the rear by forming the length of each post 110 located at the front of the support frame longer than the length of each post 120 located at the rear. .

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